SW7 Fo > Pomedaate 5 JS * (2. Ld J> S, ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION f° / 408475 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JOINT OFFICE OF TEST INFORMATION R Washington 25, D. C. No, Tel. A-94(J-2) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HAzelwood 77-7831 AEC-DOD DEFINE NEWS POOL FOR PACIFIC DEMONSTRATION OF REDUCED NUCLEAR FALLOUT In furtherance of President Eisenhower's statement of March 26, 1958 that the United States this summer at the Eniwetok Proving Ground will demonstrate to UN scientific and U. S. and foreign press observers progress in reducing radioactive fallout from nuclear explosions, the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department the event. The foreign news media representation is being determined by the State Department. The U. S. news media group will be as follows: rotver & aA -7, Ha-d ack vel % BOX No.202_(NNS-326> 73-010) cotection &6 324, Offic ot Tle Sewebry REPOSITORY NARA - Co(loge Pak ‘S'-5 9 ef Defense today defined the U. S. news media representation for é2 morning newspaper news representatives and 2 evening newspaper news representatives (designated by the Stand- ing Committee of Correspondents of the U. S, Congress). l news representative of each of the principal U. S. news wire services -- The Associated Press, the United Press and the International News Service by their respective managements). 3 news still picture pool representatives (designated (designated by the White House Photographers Association). l news representative of each of the principal U. S. general news periodicals -- Time Magazine, Newsweek Magazine and the U. S. News & World Report (designated by their respective managements). 1 radio-television network news representative for each major network (NBC, CBS, ABC, and MBS) and 1 television pool cameraman and 1 radio-television pool sound engi- < Correspondents Association). Xs neer (designated by the Washington Radio and Television (more ) 1, “”~

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